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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata), a native species from Brazilian biomes, has emerged as a sustainable alternative to vegetable oil production. Its fruit presents high oil yield (3–6 ton/ha), extracted from its kernel and pulp. While the kernel is suitable for food and cosmetics application, the pulp oil has been considered as a promising ...
Maria Luiza M. B. B. Gonçalves +4 more
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Effect of hydrogen–diesel dual-fuel usage on performance, emissions and diesel combustion in diesel engines [PDF]
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2016 Diesel engines are inevitable parts of our daily life and will be in the future. Expensive after-treatment technologies to fulfil normative legislations about the harmful tail-pipe emissions and fuel price increase in recent years created expectations from researchers for alternative fuel applications on diesel engines.
Yasin Karagöz +4 more
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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract The macaúba fruit, native to tropical and subtropical regions, has received considerable attention in recent years as a promising raw material for the production of advanced biofuels in Brazil. However, the development of large‐scale biomass requires overcoming significant challenges, such as designing circular biorefineries.
Fábio de A. Oroski +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT SMEs receive increasing institutional support to embed sustainability, yet they vary widely in their ability to translate such support into practice. This study addresses this gap by examining the internal cognitive and strategic mechanism (sustainability orientation) through which managers interpret institutional support and the contextual ...
Michael Zisuh Ngoasong +3 more
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Journal of Materials Research and TechnologyThe cylinder head have a complex internal structure and significant variation in wall thickness. Consequently, the corresponding casting process poses challenges in design.
Fei Li +5 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Energy is a fundamental driver of economic growth, shaping productivity, industrialization, and long‐term economic resilience. In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where energy access remains uneven and infrastructure is underdeveloped, understanding sector‐specific energy demand is essential for designing sustainable energy strategies.
Michael Appiah +3 more
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Applied SciencesPermanent magnet thrust bearings have garnered significant attention due to their high rotational speeds, low noise levels, and excellent vibration-damping performance.
Xiangdong Yu +6 more
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Productivity and Emissions in Italian Agriculture: A Farm‐Level Efficiency Analysis
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving the European Union climate‐neutrality objectives requires metrics that jointly assess farm productivity and greenhouse gas emissions at a granular level. However, harmonized evidence for benchmarking the productivity–emissions nexus of Italian farms remains limited.
Giulio Fusco +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang +2 more
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Medical Management of Cyclosporine-Induced Gingival Overgrowth Using Oral Azithromycin in Six Dogs
Veterinary Sciences, 2015 Gingival overgrowth is an uncommon adverse effect of cyclosporine administration in veterinary species. In people, gingival overgrowth is a common complication of cyclosporine administration for immunosuppression, generally following transplant ...
Alison Diesel, Karen Moriello
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